Chicago’s classical music station WFMT is having a Shostakovich Festival this month. Shostakovich’s birthday week itself will contain the most Shostakovich programming, but the whole month will feature his music. WFMT program director Peter Whorf wrote...
I wrote a post about iTunes and how it is affecting classical music downloads in March. You can find that post here.Wired News recently put out a story on some popular artists who only now agreed to sell their music on iTunes. Here is a quote from the story about why...
I spent the last week in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and I drove back to Chicago today with my two cats (Dan and Angel) in the car. They are very sweet cats, but they do not make good traveling companions. The link below plays one minute of so of cat whining–they...
Has anybody seen Snakes on a Plane yet? I will be seeing it soon. My cousin Barry Samson made the trailer for the movie. He has also directed some movies, including Ice Pawn and The Ice Runner. technorati tags: snakes, plane, barry, samson, ice, pawn, runner, movie,...
I just discovered a great educational resource for jazz musicians–I am surprised that I haven’t seen this site before. PlayJazzNow.com distributes play-along MP3 files for jazz practicing. They have tracks for drummers, bassists, vocalists, horn players,...
